A man who watched teenage boys touching themselves on webcam has pleaded guilty to a series of sex offences.

Connor Hanlon, 22, came to the attention of police when they discovered someone had been downloading indecent images of children at his home in Eagle Close, Waltham Abbey.

Officers executed a warrant and seized eight devices from Hanlon's house, two of which contained extremely graphic material.

A HP laptop found in the living room, as well as a USB storage device taken from his bedroom, had been used to store a variety of illegal pictures and movies, Chelmsford Magistrates' Court heard this afternoon (Wednesday, September 13).